Assuming, root is not available when I receive my Nexus 4, what are the option available to restore app data from a galaxy nexus rooted ?
This should work. Although I have only used it on the Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy S3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1420351
RedBlueGreen said:
This should work. Although I have only used it on the Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy S3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1420351
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Bookmarked thanks, although it seems sligthly unprooved. Any other method ?
Caddish said:
Bookmarked thanks, although it seems sligthly unprooved. Any other method ?
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I believe Google backs up apps and data, I could be wrong, but I thought I saw the option for it after flashing a new ROM on my Infuse.
Root will be available within minutes of the devices release. Guarantee it.
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Google can restore your apps, WiFi settings, data, etc.
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android88 said:
Google can restore your apps, WiFi settings, data, etc.
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Not app data though. AFAIK
The n4 will have a root method within a day or 2 of release no worries.
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It is already rooted... you just have to Unlock the bootloader with fastboot oem unlock and then push the su files over adb.
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Caddish said:
Assuming, root is not available when I receive my Nexus 4, what are the option available to restore app data from a galaxy nexus rooted ?
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Seeing its a nexus device, root will almost certainly be available as soon as the first Dev receives the device.
If it was a Samsung device for example it would take longer to get root.
But it being a nexus device, it is already rooted, you just have to unlock the bootloader, and flash superuser, which handles the root ect. So root should be available very quickly.
If you have owned a nexus device before, you will realise that with the device 100 percent stock and not rooted, you can access the root of the device (system folders ect).
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Has there been a method created yet to root the Nexus 7 without unlocking the bootloader?
I'd like to load up some of my old settings from my last tablet but don't want to unlock the bootloader just yet...
Should probably be in Q&A section.
No.
Also... what this guy said
jklitten said:
Should probably be in Q&A section.
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Helpful hint, if you're making a new thread and it has or should have a question mark it goes in Q & A section
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danifunker said:
Has there been a method created yet to root the Nexus 7 without unlocking the bootloader?
I'd like to load up some of my old settings from my last tablet but don't want to unlock the bootloader just yet...
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Just re lock it after you root.
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colonel187 said:
Just re lock it after you root.
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I flashed the original boot.king the relocked it. Hopefully the boot.img is okay...
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None that I've found but you can just lock it again after (if for some reason you want to).
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I'm also kind of interested in this; my Moto Atrix 2 has a locked bootloader (curse you Motorola) but we were able to root it and get CWM on it pretty easily I think. I'm not at all sure how that worked, and I don't know if the root I gained was "optimal" (is there even a difference?). I'm interested also in seeing if there is a way to get root without unlocking for the Nexus 7 because I don't want to factory reset just yet.
Are you guys sure there is no way? Is it just a fundamental difference between the two devices that prohibits it on the Nexus?
If you unlock, root, install custom rom & kernel and then follow this tutorial to reset it to factory, can you send your device to asus without being discovered?
So if I were to root to get features such as ad block would I still be able to get the updates straight from Google? I'm assuming I would have to reroot after each update? Sorry for noon question this is my first nexus device and I haven't had it that long. Still trying to get everything switched over from s3
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SeV034 said:
So if I were to root to get features such as ad block would I still be able to get the updates straight from Google? I'm assuming I would have to reroot after each update? Sorry for noon question this is my first nexus device and I haven't had it that long. Still trying to get everything switched over from s3
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I still get google updates just fine OTA. Whatever method I used to root seems to keep itself rooted after updates so far, the but it's so easy to root it hardly matters, but if in have to ill just re-root.
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juicyjones said:
I still get google updates just fine OTA. Whatever method I used to root seems to keep itself rooted after updates so far, the but it's so easy to root it hardly matters, but if in have to ill just re-root.
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Thanks for the answer man, that is awesome you keep root and everything after updates
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SeV034 said:
Thanks for the answer man, that is awesome you keep root and everything after updates
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No, you will lose root access. Which means you will have to re-root it again.
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Thanks for the answer man, that is awesome you keep root and everything after updates
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You'll lose root but for some reason I never do because something I installed while doing it the first time fixes it for me. I wish I could tell you exactly what that is, but I've been through four updates since last fall and kept root on all of them. I just have no idea what it was that I did so right!
If you're already rooted then just install OTA rootkeeper and it should keep root after updates
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If you're already rooted then just install OTA rootkeeper and it should keep root after updates
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That's it! OTA Rootkeeper is what I am using.
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I just purchased a Nexus 4 and upon checking out the device I noticed the model number says Full JellyBean on Mako. What does this mean?
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I just purchased a Nexus 4 and upon checking out the device I noticed the model number says Full JellyBean on Mako. What does this mean?
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Mako is the code name given for the nexus 4 device. Jelly Bean is an Android release.
Mine said: Nexus 4. Did you buy it new or used. If used and you're worried, just flash the factory stock 4.3 image which will erase everything previously.
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Mako is the code name given for the nexus 4 device. Jelly Bean is an Android release.
Mine said: Nexus 4. Did you buy it new or used. If used and you're worried, just flash the factory stock 4.3 image which will erase everything previously.
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I bought it off of Craigslist. Person listed it as new, still had the plastic on it.
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Most likely a custom rom. It doesn't look like the kernel is stock kernel to me. It's safest to do a full wipe and factory reset. You should update to 4.3 anyway, use this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312
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Most likely a custom rom. It doesn't look like the kernel is stock kernel to me. It's safest to do a full wipe and factory reset. You should update to 4.3 anyway, use this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312
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I wasn't able to update to 4.3, and my computer wasn't recognizing the phone either. However, after booting the phone into bootloader, my computer recognized it. So I unlocked it and am currently flash stock 4.3 onto it via Nexus Toolkit.
Hopefully it works out for you. However, try not to use toolkits in the future. If something goes wrong at some point you won't know what to do if you rely on toolkits. Learn the manual method of flashing.
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Hopefully it works out for you. However, try not to use toolkits in the future. If something goes wrong at some point you won't know what to do if you rely on toolkits. Learn the manual method of flashing.
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I know how to manually flash and all that. It's just I already had Toolkit installed and just thought it would be quicker.
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I know how to manually flash and all that. It's just I already had Toolkit installed and just thought it would be quicker.
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10-4.
Good luck
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After a frustrating ordeal with my computer not recognizing my phone, I finally installed CyanogenMod and am loving this phone.
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After a frustrating ordeal with my computer not recognizing my phone, I finally installed CyanogenMod and am loving this phone.
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Yeah, just enable USB debugging and it should recognize. If USB debugging doesn't work (it should), try installing drivers again (manually).
Don't forget to hit "thanks"
Can you root your phone without wiping data? I'd love to root but dont want to start from scratch again.
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MeridianSun said:
Can you root your phone without wiping data? I'd love to root but dont want to start from scratch again.
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The current method available wipe's your data. No way around it.
This is true but if you don't want to wipe there will probably be a method eventually
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This is true but if you don't want to wipe there will probably be a method eventually
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I am not so sure about that. The version we have does not trip the knox counter and with the bounty being paid, i am not sure anybody is actively looking at an alternative root method that doesn't require wiping. Some other variants of the device can be rooted with the same tool/method from designgears and not be wiped but the vzw version is not one of them for whatever reason.
I used Helium from the play store and was able to back up without root and then used it after rooting to restore app data.
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I used Helium from the play store and was able to back up without root and then used it after rooting to restore app data.
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Me too. Worked just fine
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Me too. Worked just fine
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Thanks for the information!
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Can I use the Nexus toolkit to unlock n root, latest firmware not listed. Is it still supported?
mockneygeeza said:
Can I use the Nexus toolkit to unlock n root, latest firmware not listed. Is it still supported?
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I'd recommend learning to do it manually rather than a toolkit, that way this will never be an issue again. It's very easy to do. See here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2382051. The entire instruction set is in the very first post.
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oldblue910 said:
I'd recommend learning to do it manually rather than a toolkit, that way this will never be an issue again. It's very easy to do. See here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2382051. The entire instruction set is in the very first post.
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That is not manually rooting. It uses auto root (and has superfluous steps), which is silly for a nexus device.
This is how you root "manually":
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2536420
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xdhall said:
That is not manually rooting. It uses auto root (and has superfluous steps), which is silly for a nexus device.
This is how you root "manually":
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2536420
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DOH! I used the wrong link. I should have checked. Thanks for saving me!
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thanks alot guys, just didnt wanna brick it on the day i got it :crying:
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thanks alot guys, just didnt wanna brick it on the day i got it :crying:
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Np.
Just holler if you have any questions.
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mockneygeeza said:
thanks alot guys, just didnt wanna brick it on the day i got it :crying:
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We're here to help, man. Try it manually and let us know if you run into any problems. It's basically impossible to hard brick a Nexus device. Almost anything can be recovered from.
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I have used the wugfresh toolkit to root on latest firmware (KRT16S) and it works fine. Just select the "any build" option. Don't know about unlocking though, as my device was unlocked from 4.3
However, I do remember that I was able to unlock my 7 using the wugfresh toolkit BEFORE there was even an option for "nexus 7 2013" so it will probably work ?
Or you could do it the way everybody else here is saying, instead of the newb way ? (but I prefer the newb way)
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I have used the wugfresh toolkit to root on latest firmware (KRT16S) and it works fine. Just select the "any build" option. Don't know about unlocking though, as my device was unlocked from 4.3
However, I do remember that I was able to unlock my 7 using the wugfresh toolkit BEFORE there was even an option for "nexus 7 2013" so it will probably work ?
Or you could do it the way everybody else here is saying, instead of the newb way ? (but I prefer the newb way)
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Toolkit was updated and supports latest kitkat, I prefer the easy way. Not that I wouldn't of tried the other method. I've rooted plenty... Just wanted the easy option. Took a while to sort out.. As I had just factory restored my laptop. Anyways that's for all ur help guys, all sorted here!
Wugfresh is what I used. Works flawlessly. Very fast an simple ?
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mockneygeeza said:
Toolkit was updated and supports latest kitkat, I prefer the easy way. Not that I wouldn't of tried the other method. I've rooted plenty... Just wanted the easy option. Took a while to sort out.. As I had just factory restored my laptop. Anyways that's for all ur help guys, all sorted here!
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I really don't understand how a toolkit can be "the easy way" on a nexus device. Run two fastboot commands and press one button and you've done it manually. You never have to worry about someone else's code working or compatibility for future updates. And it's the same for any nexus device.
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Well it's all good, I'm happy...the toolkit was coded by a legend.. Who I've donated too in the past.
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